MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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